The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City is an absolute monolith, all mighty pillars and intricate dome frescoes with 315 rooms and 16 suites. Save the cutesy boutique stuff for someplace else. Soaring majestically above a 25-hectare botanical jungle and surrounded by mountains, this South African dream accommodation is the perfect launching pad for any jungle adventure. If The Palace of the Lost City sounds a bit like something out of an Indiana Jones movie, that's because it easily could be. Few accommodations on Planet Earth are as grand in scope and ambition as The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City. This is where we are invited to marvel at the spectacle of nature while discovering the lost world of a mythical civilization.Prepare to be stopped in your tracks. Besides being counted among the best hotels in South Africa, The Palace reconnects us to our childhood wonder. One of the top 5-star hotels in South Africa and the crown jewel of The Sunlux Collection, The Palace of the Lost City stands sentinel over the wild landscapes of the Pilansberg Nature Reserve at Sun City. With fresco ceilings above and ancient tiles below, you are left to stand in awe at the sheer scale and grandeur of the masterpiece that is The Palace of the Lost City.

The magnificence of the wild landscape is depicted through lions, kudus, birds and beasts of all kinds these are immortalised in statues, stone carvings, mosaic illustrations, vaulted ceilings, dazzling flame-topped towers and in artist Danie de Jager’s bronze wildlife sculptures. Think richly-woven colours, faux elephant tusks, sculptured bronze and crystal, and jungle cascades. This luxury five-star hotel in Sun City has integrated the natural beauty of its surroundings into its design, taking architectural and interior themes from the legend of a lost African tribe to capture the essence of The Palace. Its unique setting in South Africa, on an extinct volcanic site among the Pilanesberg mountains, is matched by the inspired architecture and passionate attention to detail for which The Palace of the Lost City is renowned. Since inception in 1992, The Palace of the Lost City has enthralled visitors from all over the globe. A legendary destination designed by dreamers for luxury-seekers.

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